Colour, vision and coevolution in avian brood parasitism

MC Stoddard, ME Hauber - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The coevolutionary interactions between avian brood parasites and their hosts provide a
powerful system for investigating the diversity of animal coloration. Specifically, reciprocal …

The limits of artificial stimuli in behavioral research: the umwelt gamble

DC Lahti - Ethology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The use of artificial stimuli in behavioral experimentation is pervasive and well precedented.
A perspective by Hauber et al.(2014) Ethology describes advantages of this approach and …

[HTML][HTML] Using 3D printed eggs to examine the egg-rejection behaviour of wild birds

B Igic, V Nunez, HU Voss, R Croston, Z Aidala… - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
The coevolutionary relationships between brood parasites and their hosts are often studied
by examining the egg rejection behaviour of host species using artificial eggs. However, the …

Egg rejection based on egg size recognition as a specific strategy against parasitic cuckoos

P Ye, Y Cai, N Wu, X Yao, G Li, W Liang… - Current …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In the coevolutionary interactions between avian brood parasites and their hosts, egg
recognition based on color and/or pattern is a common and effective defense to counter …

Nest desertion cannot be considered an egg‐rejection mechanism in a medium‐sized host: an experimental study with the common blackbird Turdus merula

M Soler, F Ruiz‐Raya, G Roncalli… - Journal of Avian …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Two main mechanisms of egg rejection, the main defence of hosts against brood parasites,
have been described: ejection and desertion. Desertion of the parasitized nest is much more …

Egg characteristics affecting egg rejection

M Honza, MI Cherry - … brood parasitism: Behaviour, ecology, evolution and …, 2017 - Springer
We have reviewed the most important results relating to particular egg characteristics
responsible for recognition and subsequent rejection by hosts of brood parasites. Hosts …

The American robin (Turdus migratorius): A focal species for anti‐parasitic egg rejection studies among hosts of the brown‐headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)

AM Turner, ME Hauber - Ethology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Obligate avian brood parasites lay their eggs in the nest of other species and impose
reproductive costs upon their hosts. In response, many hosts have evolved a variety of …

Breeding stages affect egg recognition in azure-winged magpies (Cyanopica cyanus)

J Liu, F Zhou, H Yan, W Liang - Animal Cognition, 2024 - Springer
Egg rejection often involves a cognitive process of recognizing foreign eggs, which can vary
not only between species or among different individuals of the same species, but also within …

Polymorphism at the nestling stage and host‐specific mimicry in an Australasian cuckoo‐host arms race

A Attisano, BJ Gill, MG Anderson, R Gula… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Decades of research have shown that the coevolutionary arms race between avian brood
parasites and their hosts can promote phenotypic diversification in hosts and brood …

Red-crested Cardinals use color and width as cues to reject Shiny Cowbird eggs

LN Segura, FG Di Sallo, B Mahler… - The Auk …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
As part of the coevolutionary process between brood parasites and their hosts, the latter
have developed different strategies to discriminate and reject parasitic eggs. This …